Today Is International Day of Peace: Do You Need to Make Peace With Someone or Something?

My dears, today is International Day of Peace, or World Peace Day, and while the day is usually referred to in the end-to-all-war sense, I wondered if we could talk about peace in our personal lives for a moment. Do you need to make peace with someone or something in your past?

Typically, International Day of Peace is a time when people consider the cost of war and the hope for peace. But bombs and nerve gas aside, I wanted to take a minute and think about the peace--or lack of peace--in our personal lives.

While I'm sure there's a million minor things that need a healing dose of peace in my life, there was one biggie that I am proud to have behind me. In fact, last year, if you would have asked me if I needed to make peace with someone, I would have said yes, with a very heavy heart. But, a few months ago I did make peace--with that very friend who hurt me deeply years ago. While I decided that, for now, it's not in my best interest to repair the friendship and try again, I did forgive her, and best of all, my heart feels completely healed. I used to think about the situation a lot and feel sad, now I feel a certain lightness that I can't explain. It just feels good.

Remember, sometimes making peace isn't so much about others as it is about yourself. Sometimes it's just a thing that has to happen in your heart, when you intentionally decide to move on, let go, and be at peace.

Tell me, do you need to make peace with someone or something in your life?